Assistant Professor of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2025.

We seek a scholar specializing in the archaeology of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and/or Great Basin with a demonstrated record of theoretically informed, problem-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research. The successful candidate will be capable of mentoring graduate and undergraduate student research. They will also show evidence of teaching effectiveness and grantsmanship, a record of publication, and a field or lab-based research program that could incorporate student participation. Expected teaching includes courses in regional archaeology, an archaeological field school, as well as introductory and upper division courses in the areas of the candidate’s research expertise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Ability to teach archaeological field school.
• Develop a strong program distinguished by high-quality scholarship.
• Successfully advise and mentor students.
• Teach effectively at both graduate and undergraduate levels.

COMPETENCIES:  

Assistant professors shall normally hold the terminal qualification in their discipline (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., MFA, etc.), and shall have demonstrated ability, through appropriate experience, to perform the functions of the position they are to hold.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Doctorate degree in Anthropology related field by date of appointment.
• Specialization in the archaeology of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and/or Great Basin.
• Demonstrated record of theoretically informed, problem-oriented, and hypothesis-driven research.
• Demonstrated record of grantsmanship.
• Demonstrated record of publication.
• A field- and/or lab-based research program that could incorporate student participation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Ability to collaborate with Indigenous communities and various public entities.
• Ability to work across disciplinary boundaries with geologists, botanists, ecologists, and/or climate scientists.
• Professional experience in Cultural Resource Management (CRM).
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness.
• Ability to teach courses in regional archaeology.
• Ability to teach archaeological field school.
• Ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate students in archaeology.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:  

Complete the online application and upload the following for a complete application: cover letter, resume or C.V. and contact information for four work-related references.  

Review of applications will begin on September 15th, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.